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Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Dudes try "dating Darwinism"

An author argues that angry young men are becoming assholes to try to get women.

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  • Saturday, November 22, 2008 09:11 AM

    Any slightly attractive guy can tell you

    That we never get hit on... unless we're in a relationship.

    There is nothing in this world more attractive to a very large percentage, and wide-range of women, than a man with a beautiful woman at his side.

    Now, that's bad enough. Sure. But here's the fucked up thing. You don't even need a woman at your side! Just being in a relationship is a guaranteed, time honored chick magnet. Women can smell it.

    We men go from, attractive to a large segment of the female population, to, persona non-gratis at a wedding reception, within about a month or two, after we've ended relationships.

    I can't prove it scientifically, because I don't have the money to fund something that big, but girls, if you have ever wondered why, "all the good guys are taken," maybe you should wear noseplugs, or do whatever it takes not to be ruled by that relationship smell, and talk to a single guy. He's the one walking a little stiffly from not getting any for a while.

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